Toy hand grenade

ABSTRACT

A toy hand grenade resembling in external configuration and size an actual grenade has an internal compartment filled with a pressurized liquid and a pin which upon contacting the ground releases the liquid as a spray. A pivoted member is provided which is used to unlock a valve just prior to throwing the grenade. A weighted bottom is provided and an actuating lever at the bottom opens the valve to release the liquid. The liquid may contain a dye.

United States Patent Scheelar et al.

[ Apr. 22, 1975 TOY HAND GRENADE 3.139.697 7/1964 Mier 46/200 x3.399.468 9/l968 Gahlc 35/25 [751 Inventors: scheela" L'nda 3.564.7562/1971 YOkOl 46/1 R McGeorge both of Markham 3.695.246 10/1972 Filippict al 35/25 x Ontario. Canada [73] Assignee: Lawrence Peska Associates,Inc., P "1" Barry y New York. NY. a part interest 22 Filed: May 24, 1974[571 ABSTRACT I A toy hand grenade resembling in external configura-[211 Appl' 472361 tion and size an actual grenade has an internalcompartment filled with a pressurized liquid and a pin [52] US. Cl 46/1R; 35/25; 46/9 which p n n ing the ground releases the liquid [51] Int.Cl. F4lb 15/00 as a p y- A pi mber is pr ided which is [58] Field ofSear h 46/1 R, 200 9, 41; 35/25 used to unlock a valve just prior tothrowing the grenade. A weighted bottom is provided and an actuating[56] R feren Cit d lever at the bottom opens the valve to release theliq- Uld. The may CDI'liZlll'l 3 dye.

2,897,630 8/!959 Horowitz et al. 46/200 5 Claims, 4 Drawing Figures 26IS a 36 TOY HAND GRENADE BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Field of theInvention This invention is concerned with toys simulating handgrenades. Rather than producing a simulated detonation and fragmenting.this toy grenade produces a liquid spray upon impact against the groundwhen thrown and is re-usable.

The principal object of this invention is to provide a device of thecharacter described which shall be inexpensive to manufacture and yetpractical and efficient to a high degree in use. Other objects of thisinvention will in part be obvious and in part hereinafter pointed out.

The invention accordingly consists in the features of construction,combinations of elements. and arrangement of parts which will beexemplified in the construction hereinafter described. and of which thescope of application will be indicated in the following claims.

In the accompanying drawing. in which is shown one of the variouspossible illustrative embodiments of this invention, wherein likereference character identify the same or like parts:

FIG. 1 is a side elevational view of one embodiment of a grenadeaccording to the invention:

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the same shown being pressurizedprior to the throwing thereof;

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the grenade; and

FIG. 4 is a top plan view.

With reference to the drawing. there is shown and illustrated a toygrenade constructed in accordance with the principles of the inventionand designated generally by reference character 10.

As shown in FIG. I, the grenade has a main body portion 12 which ishollow (FIG. 2) and molded from nonporous plastic such as polystyrene.polyethylene or rubber. A container 14 for pressurized liquid is formedin the hollow of body portion 12. The bottom 16 is weighted in suitablefashion by weights 17 so that upon being thrown the grenade willpreferentially land on its bottom. A clip ring 18 is mounted in theupper part of body 12 for securing the grenade to a belt.

The upper part of body 12 has an inner recess 13 with spray orifices 20communicating with the outside but separated from pressurized container14 by valve mechanism 26 located in the upper part ofcontainer l4 andconsisting of tapered plug 22 fitting in a complementary tapered hole 24secured at one end of vertical rod 28 whose lower extremity passesthrough liquid and airtight opening 37 and is fixed to actuating pin 32pivoted on the bottom of body 12. Pin 32 normally is urged out ofcontact with the bottom of the grenade body by expansion spring means 34in recess 35. Owing to the operative connection between pin 32, rod 28and plug 22, plug 22 is normally urged to stay in opening 24 where it isheld by horizontal rod 36 passing through an opening in the body andhaving its inner end fitting in a horizontal opening in plug 22. Theouter end of rod 36 is secured to pull pin 38 pivoted at the top of thegrenade.

The upper part of the grenade body has filling means comprising asleeved inlet 40 communicating with container 14 via one-way fillervalve 42 pivoted in the upper part of container 14. In FIG. 2. a pump 43is shown filling the container with air. It will be understood that thisvalve yields inwardly upon application of air and/or liquid pressure toadmit same into container l4 and thereafter by spring urging or thelike. closes when external pressure thereon ceases.

In FIG. 2, liquid 44 already has been introduced into container 14 andpull pin 38 has been pushed in to lock plug 22 which has been pulledinto hole 24 by rod 28. It is seen that the air pressure urging plug 22and the force of spring 34 urging plug 22 into contact with the walls ofhole 24 form together a timing mechanism while the grenade is in the airafter pulling pin 38 to release rod 36 from plug 22.

FIG. 3 shows what happens when the thrown grenade lands. Because of itsweighted bottom. the grenade will land thereon or close enough theretoto push pin 32 inwardly. This inward movement will. in turn. cause rod28 to push plug 22 upwardly and out of engagement with hole 24 causingpressurized liquid to rush up into peripheral recess 13 and out throughwater spray holes 20.

The pressurized container may be formed like an aerosol can. It may usewater. preferably water colored with a dye and any gas such as air forraising the pressure of the fluid to super atmospheric pressure. Thispressure need not be very great and can be supplied by air from ordinaryair pumps.

It will thus be seen that there is provided a device in which theseveral objects of this invention are achieved. and which is welladapted to meet the conditions of practical use.

As various possible embodiments might be made of the above invention,and as various changes might be made in the embodiment above set forth.it is to be understood that all matter herein set forth or shown in theaccompanying drawing is to be interpreted as illustrative and not in alimiting sense.

Having thus described our invention we claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent:

1. A toy grenade comprising a hollow body having a weighted bottom. acontainer in said body; said body having filling means including aninlet communicating between the body exterior and the container forintroducing in said container a liquid and a gas for raising thepressure therein to above atmospheric pressure; at least one liquidspray nozzle for spraying said liquid outside said body; valve meansconnecting said container with said nozzle; releasable lock meanspositively holding said valve means in closed position but manuallyreleasable to allow opening thereof; actuating means connected to saidvalve means for opening same and releasing pressurized liquid to saidnozzle; said actuating means including an external pin pivoted to thebottom of said body and said filling means including a filler valvebetween said inlet and said container for filling same with liquid andgas.

2. The toy of claim I, wherein said body has a peripheral recesscommunicating with said container through said valve means and aplurality of liquid spray nozzles communicating with said recess.

3. The toy of claim 1, wherein said valve means include a tapered plugand a complementarily profiled opening in said container preventingentry of said plug into said container; said actuating means including arod connected at one end thereof to said plug for pushing same out ofsaid opening. and an external lever pivoted on the outside of said bodyand connected to the other end of said rod; spring means normally urgingthe 5. The to of claim 3. wherein said lock means include a pull rod:said plug having a horizontal opening cooperating with said pull rod forlocking said valve means.

1. A toy grenade comprising a hollow body having a weighted bottom, acontainer in said body; said body having filling means including aninlet communicating between the body exterior and the container forintroducing in said container a liquid and a gas for raising thepressure therein to above atmospheric pressure; at least one liquidspray nozzle for spraying said liquid outside said body; valve meansconnecting said container with said nozzle; releasable lock meanspositively holding said valve means in closed position but manuallyreleasable to allow opening thereof; actuating means connected to saidvalve means for opening same and releasing pressurized liquid to saidnozzle; said actuating means including an external pin pivoted to thebottom of said body and said filling means including a filler valvebetween said inlet and said container for filling same with liquid andgas.
 1. A toy grenade comprising a hollow body having a weighted bottom,a container in said body; said body having filling means including aninlet communicating between the body exterior and the container forintroducing in said container a liquid and a gas for raising thepressure therein to above atmospheric pressure; at least one liquidspray nozzle for spraying said liquid outside said body; valve meansconnecting said container with said nozzle; releasable lock meanspositively holding said valve means in closed position but manuallyreleasable to allow opening thereof; actuating means connected to saidvalve means for opening same and releasing pressurized liquid to saidnozzle; said actuating means including an external pin pivoted to thebottom of said body and said filling means including a filler valvebetween said inlet and said container for filling same with liquid andgas.
 2. The toy of claim 1, wherein said body has a peripheral recesscommunicating with said container through said valve means and aplurality of liquid spray nozzles communicating with said recess.
 3. Thetoy of claim 1, wherein said valve means include a tapered plug and acomplementarily profiled opening in said container preventing entry ofsaid plug into said container; said actuating means including a rodconnected at one end thereof to said plug for pushing same out of saidopening, and an external lever pivoted on the outside of said body andconnected to the other end of said rod; spring means normally urging theother end of said rod against said lever whereby upon hitting the groundsaid lever actuates said rod to push said plug out of said openingthereby allowing pressurized liquid into said nozzle.
 4. The toy ofclaim 1, wherein said lock means include a pull pin pivotally mounted onsaid body.